Akulon® Ultraflow K-FHG6

30% Glass Reinforced, Heat Stabilized, High Flow

General Information

Akulon® is our family of high performance polyamide 6 and polyamide 66 materials, used by customers across the world in applications ranging from automotive, electronics & electrical, to furniture and packaging.
We offer Akulon® grades for injection molding, blow molding and extrusion (including barrier film, stock shapes, convoluted tubes, and mono and multi filament).
In molded parts the material offers an excellent balance of easy design and processing with outstanding mechanical properties over a wide temperature range and in diverse conditions. Meanwhile for extrusion the strength, resilience and easy processing of Akulon® sets the market standards.
Special features
Regulatory Affairs
Processing technology
Injection Molding
Design challenge
Downsizing & Miniaturization
Automotive OEM
FIAT CHRYSLER, GM, MERCEDES, PORSCHE, VOLVO, VW
OEM Specification
DBL 5408.30 (2011-12)
DBL 5410.00 (2010-08)
DBL 5416.02 (2011-02)
FCA-MS50017(MS-DB-41)-CPN4835-(2017-02)
GMW3029P-PA6-GF30H
PPV 7750 (2009-11)
STD1212,01-6
VW50125 (2017-12)
VW50134 (2015-09)
VW50134-PA6-7A-Radiator fan mounting frame (2015-09)

Rheological properties

Melt volume-flow rate
40
cm³/10min
Temperature
275
°C
Load
2.16
kg
Molding shrinkage (parallel)
0.3
%
Molding shrinkage (normal)
1.1
%

Mechanical properties

Tensile modulus
9500
MPa
Tensile modulus (-40°C)
10000
MPa
Tensile modulus (100°C)
4200
MPa
Tensile modulus (120°C)
3900
MPa
Tensile modulus (150°C)
3450
MPa
Tensile modulus (160°C)
3300
MPa
Tensile modulus (180°C)
2950
MPa
Tensile modulus (200°C)
2650
MPa
Stress at break
175
MPa
Stress at break (-40°C)
220
MPa
Stress at break (100°C)
87
MPa
Stress at break (120°C)
82
MPa
Stress at break (150°C)
70
MPa
Stress at break (160°C)
65
MPa
Stress at break (180°C)
50
MPa
Stress at break (200°C)
40
MPa
Strain at break
3.3
%
Strain at break (-40°C)
3.1
%
Strain at break (120°C)
9.3
%
Strain at break (150°C)
8.9
%
Strain at break (160°C)
8.8
%
Strain at break (180°C)
8.6
%
Strain at break (200°C)
8.4
%
Flexural modulus
9000
MPa
Flexural modulus (120°C)
4000
MPa
Flexural modulus (160°C)
3700
MPa
Flexural strength
270
MPa
Flexural strength (120°C)
105
MPa
Flexural strength (160°C)
88
MPa
Charpy impact strength (+23°C)
85
kJ/m²
Charpy impact strength (-30°C)
65
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (+23°C)
12.5
kJ/m²
Charpy notched impact strength (-30°C)
10
kJ/m²
Weldline strength at thickness 1
80
MPa
Weldline strain at thickness 1
1.3
%
Thickness tested (1)
4
mm

Thermal properties

Melting temperature (10°C/min)
220
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (1.80 MPa)
200
°C
Temp. of deflection under load (0.45 MPa)
220
°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (parallel)
0.2
E-4/°C
Coeff. of linear therm. expansion (normal)
0.7
E-4/°C

Electrical properties

Relative permittivity (100Hz)
3.5
-
Relative permittivity (1 MHz)
3.3
-
Dissipation factor (100 Hz)
50
E-4
Dissipation factor (1 MHz)
150
E-4
Volume resistivity
>1E13
Ohm*m
Surface resistivity
Ohm
Comparative tracking index
V

Other properties

Water absorption
6
%
Humidity absorption
1.8
%
Density
1350
kg/m³

Rheological calculation properties

Density of melt
1120
kg/m³
Thermal conductivity of melt
0.27
W/(m K)
Spec. heat capacity melt
2250
J/(kg K)
Eff. thermal diffusivity
1.08E-7
m²/s

Diagrams

Applications

Air inlet manifolds

Industry
Automotive
  • •} Lowest carbon footprint of PA6 available on the market
  • •} Yields faster moulding than standard PA6
  • •} Enables thinner wall designs.
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Positition Sensor

Industry
Automotive
Many different sensor types/systems: Hall-, ABS-, Oil-, MAF-, Air Bag-, Throttle- Sensor Crankshaft, Camshaft, ETC, Seat position.}

Speed Sensor

Industry
Automotive
Many different sensor types/systems: Hall-, ABS-, Oil-, MAF-, Air Bag-, Throttle- Sensor Crankshaft, Camshaft, ETC, Seat position.}

Temperature Sensor

Industry
Automotive
Many different sensor types/systems: Hall-, ABS-, Oil-, MAF-, Air Bag-, Throttle- Sensor Crankshaft, Camshaft, ETC, Seat position.}